/* this file contains the structural/positioning style rules for the site  */ 
#index_background { /* home page  */
/*background-image:url(../images/index_background.jpg);
background-repeat:no-repeat;*/
background-color:#000000;
width:1024px;
height:805px;
}
#logo {
position:absolute;
margin-left:10px;
margin-top:10px;
/*background-color:#cccccc;*/
width:180px;
height:180px;
z-index:2;
}
#header {
margin-left:0px;
margin-top:0px;
/*background-color:#000000; */ 
width:1024px;
height:203px;
background-image:url(../images/header2.gif);
background-repeat:no-repeat;
}
#search {
width:150px;
height:25px;
margin-left:850px;
margin-top:132px;
position:absolute;
}

#marquee {
margin-top:100px;
margin-left:212px;
padding-top:4px;
padding-left:50px;
height:30px;
width:795px;
position:absolute;
z-index:2;
background-image:url(../images/marquee_background.gif);
background-repeat:no-repeat;
}
/*  the main navigation is below  */
#mainNav {
position:absolute;
margin-top:128px;
margin-left:212px;
width: 795px;
height:30px;
z-index:2;
/*background-color:#CCCCFF; */
}
#top_nav1{
position:absolute; 
margin-top:5px;
margin-left:5px;
width: 120px;
height:20px;
z-index:3;
}
#top_nav2{
position:absolute; 
margin-top:5px;
margin-left:125px;
width: 140px;
height:20px;
z-index:3;
}
#top_nav3{
position:absolute; 
margin-top:5px;
margin-left:270px;
width: 120px;
height:20px;
z-index:3;
}
#top_nav4{
 position:absolute;
margin-top:5px;
margin-left:395px;
width: 120px;
height:20px;
z-index:3;
}
/*  ############################  */
#footer {
position:absolute;
margin-top:454px;
margin-left:0px;
width:1024px;
height:91px;
background-image:url(../images/footer_background.gif);
background-repeat:no-repeat;
}
#footer_headline {
margin-top:5px;
margin-left:5px;
width:600px;
height:20px;
z-index:5;
}
#left_col {
position:absolute;
margin-top:5px;
margin-left:7px;
width:213px;
height:427px;
z-index:2;
background-image:url(../images/left_col_background.jpg);
background-repeat:no-repeat;
}
#center_column {
position:absolute;
margin-top:-42px;
margin-left:240px;
width:725px;
height:427px;
z-index:3;
}

#copyright {
margin-left:-7px;
height:12px;
margin-top:22px;
width:250px;
z-index:2;
}